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• Thousands still missing after Nepal quake
• Turkish police fire tear gas, water cannon at May Day protesters
• Russia: U.N. Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute
• Russian U.N. envoy: West, Arab states pay 'lip service' on Yemen aid
• North Korea says Japan's NY abduction summit bid to deceive world
• Britain's Labour has one-point lead over Conservatives: YouGov
• Pellegrini tries to put gloss on City's season to forget
• Embattled Rousseff pledges support for Brazil workers
• Scientists monitor undersea volcanic eruption off Oregon coast
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Three killed, including two policemen, in Burundi grenade attack: police
• Baffert is loaded with 2 blazing colts for Kentucky Derby
• Ivory Coast says striking teachers' salaries can rise
• Westwood beats Spieth; Grace survives playoff in Match Play
• Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao make weight for megafight
• Mayweather, Pacquiao weigh in as frenzy builds
• What will Mayweather and Pacquiao do the day of the fight?
• Gunmen hit army chopper in Mexico, three troops dead
• Prosecutor: Hit list found in case of Iranian activist death
• Just what kind of fight will Mayweather-Pacquiao be?
• US Open winner Michael Campbell says he's quitting
• Column: Mayweather-Pacquiao nothing more than an epic scam
• Venezuela raises minimum wage 30 pct amid raging inflation
• Japan prime minister touts economic synergy with US in visit
• Canada opens hockey worlds with 6-1 win over Latvia
• Former British lawmaker guilty of attacking boys
• One killed, six taken hostage in north Mali attack
• Nigeria frees 234 more women, children from Boko Haram stronghold
• U.S. to evaluate uranium mine cleanups on Navajo land -Justice Dept
• Thousands rally in Ecuador for and against president
• UN Security Council declines to back Russia's Yemen appeal
• NY woman volunteered where police believe she killed fiance
• Stocks end higher, bouncing back from a drop the day before
• Cook ends Test ton drought to boost England
• Cook century helps England reach 240-7 against West Indies
• Federer beats Gimeno-Traver to reach Istanbul semifinals
• Gignac scores twice as Marseille wins 2-0 at struggling Metz
• Six Baltimore police officers charged over Freddie Gray death
• Firefighters in Dominican Republic battling forest fire

Thousands still missing after Nepal quake Posted: 01 May 2015 01:17 PM PDT By Rupam Jain Nair and Sanjeev Miglani KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thousands of people were still missing in Nepal on Friday as food and help began to trickle through to those stranded in remote areas after last week's earthquake which killed 6,250. The government put the number of injured at more than 14,350. In the capital Kathmandu, many unclaimed bodies were being quickly cremated because of the need to avert disease and reduce the stench of corpses in areas where buildings had collapsed. The head of the European Union delegation in Nepal said up to 1,000 Europeans were still unaccounted for, mostly around popular trekking routes.

Turkish police fire tear gas, water cannon at May Day protesters Posted: 01 May 2015 08:28 AM PDT By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of stone-throwing May Day protesters on Friday, after they defied a ban and tried to march on Istanbul's Taksim Square. Riot police unleashed water cannon and chased protesters down side streets in the nearby Besiktas neighborhood and also they also fired off canisters of tear gas, a Reuters reporter said. Istanbul police said nearly 140 people had been detained, although activists said the number was nearly double that.

Russia: U.N. Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute Posted: 01 May 2015 11:23 AM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday the United Nations Security Council should not intervene in Burundi's constitutional dispute that has sparked the biggest political crisis in the East African state since an ethnically fuelled civil war ended in 2005. Diplomats said Russia and China on Thursday blocked a French-drafted council statement on the situation in Burundi, where there has been almost a week of street protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters, "it's not the business of the Security Council and the U.N. Charter to get involved in constitutional matters of sovereign states." The Burundi constitution and the Arusha peace accord ending ended the civil war limit the president to two terms, but Nkurunziza's supporters say he can run again because his first term, when he was picked by lawmakers, does not count.

Russian U.N. envoy: West, Arab states pay 'lip service' on Yemen aid Posted: 01 May 2015 03:40 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the U.N. Security Council on Friday for paying "lip service" to humanitarian needs in Yemen after the council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement calling for pauses in fighting to allow delivery of aid. In the latest sign of increasing tensions between Russia and the West, who are already at odds over Syria and Ukraine, Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said his three-paragraph statement on Yemen was met with a "procrastination reaction." "I was prepared to drop a reference to (a call for) an immediate ceasefire, just at the very least they need to have periodic humanitarian pauses to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian supplies, they couldn't even agree to that," Churkin said after closed-door consultations on Yemen.

North Korea says Japan's NY abduction summit bid to deceive world Posted: 01 May 2015 11:48 AM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea condemned on Friday plans by Japan to hold a summit in New York on the abduction of Japanese citizens by Pyongyang decades ago, saying the issue had been resolved and accusing Tokyo of escalating a human rights campaign against North Korea. The denouncement of Japan's planned Tuesday summit came a day after North Korean diplomats disrupted dissidents speaking at a U.S. and South Korean panel at the United Nations on human rights abuses in the isolated Asian state. North Korea's U.N. mission said the Japanese summit was part of a campaign "to deceive the people of the world by drawing attention to the so-called 'abduction' and 'human rights' issues of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)." Japan's U.N. mission was not immediately available to comment on North Korea's statement.

Britain's Labour has one-point lead over Conservatives: YouGov Posted: 01 May 2015 03:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party has taken a 1 percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives, according to a YouGov opinion poll published on Friday, though still within the poll's margin of error. The poll, published by the Sun newspaper, gave Ed Miliband's Labour Party 34 percent versus the Conservatives 33 percent, both down one point from Thursday. The poll showed the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) with 14 percent and Cameron's current junior coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats with 8 percent. ...

Pellegrini tries to put gloss on City's season to forget Posted: 01 May 2015 04:48 PM PDT Manuel Pellegrini says Manchester City must make a strong finish to restore some optimism after the champions surrendered the Premier League title without a fight. By the time Pellegrini's side kick off at Tottenham on Sunday their reign will be over if leaders Chelsea get the win they need against Crystal Palace earlier in the day to guarantee top spot. Despite lagging 13 points behind Chelsea heading into this weekend, Pellegrini tried to make a case for his continued employment by insisting City's rather limp efforts this season, which included once again underachieving in Europe with a Champions League last 16 exit, should not be regarded as a failure.

Embattled Rousseff pledges support for Brazil workers Posted: 01 May 2015 04:34 PM PDT Brasília (AFP) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took to social media Friday rather than make a formal May Day address to underscore her government's commitment to workers' rights, amid a foundering economy and graft scandal that threatens to derail her administration. Brazil has been beset by four straight years of low growth since leftist Rousseff took office and her government is reeling from the country's worst ever corruption scandal which has seen dozens of politicians, mainly close allies, accused of collusion in a kickbacks scheme involving fat contracts with state-owned oil firm Petrobras. Brazil's first female leader has reluctantly agreed to a slew of austerity measures to kickstart an economy hit by rising inflation, high interest rates, low growth and poor productivity, despite opposition from the traditional wing of her Workers Party (PT). Releasing a trio of social media videos Rousseff insisted her government would always champion workers' rights, despite both the central bank and the International Monetary Fund predicting a recession this year.

Scientists monitor undersea volcanic eruption off Oregon coast Posted: 01 May 2015 04:33 PM PDT By Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - An undersea volcano about 300 miles (480 km) off Oregon's coast has been spewing lava for the past seven days, confirming forecasts made last fall and giving researchers unique insight into a hidden ocean hot spot, a scientist said on Friday. Researchers know of two previous eruptions by the volcano, dubbed "Axial Seamount" for its location along the axis of an underwater mountain ridge, Oregon State University geologist Bill Chadwick said on Friday. Last year, researchers connected monitoring gear to an undersea cable that, for the first time, allowed them to gather live data on the volcano, whose peak is about 4,900 feet (1,500 meters) below the ocean surface. "The cable allows us to have more sensors and monitoring instruments than ever before, and it's happening in real time," said Chadwick, who also is affiliated with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 01 May 2015 04:32 PM PDT KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nearly a week after a massive earthquake killed more than 6,200 people and collapsed buildings, temples and homes, Nepal still urgently needs basic aid like shelter and food, while remote villages remain cut off from help. Aid workers still face "immense logistical challenges," U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Friday, noting that the scale of the devastation in Nepal would be an obstacle for any government.

Three killed, including two policemen, in Burundi grenade attack: police Posted: 01 May 2015 04:32 PM PDT Three people, including two policemen, were killed and several people were injured Friday in a grenade attack in the capital of Burundi, which has been rocked by protests at the president's bid to seek a third term in office, police and witnesses said.

Baffert is loaded with 2 blazing colts for Kentucky Derby Posted: 01 May 2015 04:31 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert hopes he's celebrating in the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn't know which horse or owners would join him.

Ivory Coast says striking teachers' salaries can rise Posted: 01 May 2015 04:25 PM PDT Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara used the May 1 Labour Day holiday Friday to announce that civil servants' salaries can finally increase after more than two decades. His announcement comes at a time when the west African nation's schools are paralysed by a teachers' strike -- they will be among the beneficiaries of the new move. "The salaries of all civil servants will be unfrozen from today," Ouattara told several hundred people at a ceremony to mark May 1. Civil servants' pay has been frozen in Ivory Coast since the mid-1980s.

Westwood beats Spieth; Grace survives playoff in Match Play Posted: 01 May 2015 04:23 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lee Westwood chipped in for par and made a 12-foot birdie putt to eliminate Masters champion Jordan Spieth on Friday in the Match Play Championship.

Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao make weight for megafight Posted: 01 May 2015 04:22 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao weighed in below the welterweight limit Friday before a packed arena of screaming, singing fans anticipating the landmark bout.

Mayweather, Pacquiao weigh in as frenzy builds Posted: 01 May 2015 04:19 PM PDT Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, cheered by 10,000 raucous fans, both comfortably made the weight Friday as global anticipation grew for their welterweight showdown. The key pre-fight ritual drew a stunning crowd to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where the rivals will clash Saturday in a fight that has catapulted boxing into the public consciousness in a way that hasn't been seen for decades. Fans saw their heroes make their way to the stage, where Mayweather weighed in at 146 pounds (66.22 kg) -- one pound under the 147-pound (66.68 kg) welterweight limit.

What will Mayweather and Pacquiao do the day of the fight? Posted: 01 May 2015 04:17 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will get up sometime late Saturday morning in his hotel suite and eat some steamed rice and chicken, washed down with water that his aides make sure is room temperature or warmer.

Gunmen hit army chopper in Mexico, three troops dead Posted: 01 May 2015 04:16 PM PDT Gunmen forced down a military helicopter in western Mexico on Friday killing three troops, as deadly violence erupted across Jalisco state during a new operation to capture drug cartel leaders. Seven people were killed across Jalisco, including the three soldiers, two gang suspects, a state police officer and a civilian, the local government said, and more than a dozen wounded. Vehicles were set on fire or used as roadblocks at 29 points in the state, including the Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, Mexico's second biggest city, where residents were told to stay indoors. Banks and gasoline stations were torched and 15 people were detained as violence flared on the day that the military and federal police launched Operation Jalisco to crack down on the Jalisco New Generation Drug Cartel.

Prosecutor: Hit list found in case of Iranian activist death Posted: 01 May 2015 04:11 PM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Texas investigators have uncovered a hit list in the case of a Jordanian man accused of fatally shooting a female Iranian activist, prosecutors said Friday.

Just what kind of fight will Mayweather-Pacquiao be? Posted: 01 May 2015 04:10 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five years in the making, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet Saturday night in the richest — and arguably most overhyped — fight in the history of the sport.

US Open winner Michael Campbell says he's quitting Posted: 01 May 2015 04:09 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell says he has lost the motivation to play top-level golf and is quitting to concentrate on teaching.

Column: Mayweather-Pacquiao nothing more than an epic scam Posted: 01 May 2015 04:07 PM PDT We've been told this is one of the greatest sporting events of all time.

Venezuela raises minimum wage 30 pct amid raging inflation Posted: 01 May 2015 03:53 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro raised Venezuela's minimum wage Friday to help workers being battered by the world's highest inflation.

Japan prime minister touts economic synergy with US in visit Posted: 01 May 2015 03:49 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that economic relations between Japan and the United States are strong and have the potential to get stronger.

Canada opens hockey worlds with 6-1 win over Latvia Posted: 01 May 2015 03:46 PM PDT PRAGUE (AP) — Canada showed its attacking power with a 6-1 victory over Latvia on Friday in the first game of the world hockey championship, while the United States beat 2014 runner-up Finland 5-1.

Former British lawmaker guilty of attacking boys Posted: 01 May 2015 03:41 PM PDT A former British lawmaker was found guilty Friday of attacking two boys aged 14 and 15 in an "unjustified and unprovoked" assault in a shop. Eric Joyce, 54, who represented the Scottish town of Falkirk from 2000 until parliament was dissolved last month, attacked the teenagers in a shop in north London in October, the city's Westminster Magistrates Court heard. Joyce insisted he was performing a "citizen's arrest" but District Judge John Zani found him guilty of two counts of common assault.

One killed, six taken hostage in north Mali attack Posted: 01 May 2015 03:40 PM PDT Dozens of gunmen stormed a northern Mali town, killing one and taking six other people hostage in an attack blamed on Tuareg rebels, officials told AFP Friday. "More than 50 armed men from the Coordination for the Movements of Azawad (CMA) came Thursday to sow terror in Bintagoungou. They killed a man and took six hostages with them," said Hama Aboubacrine, mayor of the town about 90 kilometres to the west of Timbuktu. CMA officials were not immediately available for comment on Friday, but a UN peacekeeping source in Mali also confirmed the attack.

Nigeria frees 234 more women, children from Boko Haram stronghold Posted: 01 May 2015 03:36 PM PDT Nigeria troops have freed another 234 women and children from Boko Haram's stronghold in the Sambisa forest, the military said Friday. Some 500 women and children have already been rescued by the military in the past few days.

U.S. to evaluate uranium mine cleanups on Navajo land -Justice Dept Posted: 01 May 2015 03:35 PM PDT By Sandra Maler WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will put $13.2 million into an environmental trust to pay for evaluations of 16 abandoned uranium mines on land belonging to the Navajo Nation in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, the Justice Department said on Friday. The Justice Department said the agreement was part of its increased focus on environmental and health concerns in Indian country, "as well as the commitment of the Obama Administration to fairly resolve the historic grievances of American Indian tribes and build a healthier future for their people." The investigation of the sites is a necessary step before final cleanup decisions can be made, it said in a statement, adding the work would be subject to the approval of both the Navajo Nation and the Environmental Protection Agency. "The site evaluations focus on the mines that pose the most significant hazards and will form a foundation for their final cleanup," Assistant Attorney General John Cruden of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division said in the statement.

Thousands rally in Ecuador for and against president Posted: 01 May 2015 03:33 PM PDT Tens of thousands of Ecuadorans, including President Rafael Correa, his supporters and anti-government protesters turned out Friday for May Day rallies across a handful of cities.

UN Security Council declines to back Russia's Yemen appeal Posted: 01 May 2015 03:26 PM PDT The UN Security Council failed Friday to back a Russian appeal for an immediate ceasefire or humanitarian pauses in war-torn Yemen, where critical fuel shortages threatened relief efforts and doctors described desperate scenes. Russia requested an urgent meeting of the 15-member council as the Saudi-led air war on Yemen's Huthi rebels entered a sixth week, crippling deliveries of fuel, food and medicine. The latest strikes and clashes on the ground killed 47 people in the second city of Aden, where the Red Cross scrambled to evacuate staff and patients from a hospital when it became a front line. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that fuel shortages could bring all relief operations to a halt "within days," echoing alarm from the International Red Cross and other embattled aid agencies.

NY woman volunteered where police believe she killed fiance Posted: 01 May 2015 03:17 PM PDT ALBANY, New York (AP) — A Latvian-born woman accused of killing her fiance but reporting he died in a New York kayaking accident had volunteered as a gardener on the Hudson River island where police say the crime happened.

Stocks end higher, bouncing back from a drop the day before Posted: 01 May 2015 03:08 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market bounced back on Friday as investors picked up companies that had dropped earlier in the week. Major indexes recovered nearly all their losses from a fall the day before.

Cook ends Test ton drought to boost England Posted: 01 May 2015 03:08 PM PDT Alastair Cook's long overdue 26th Test hundred saved England from complete collapse as his side reached 240-7 at stumps on the opening day of the third and final Test against the West Indies. Captain Cook was dismissed for a painstaking 105 off the last ball of the day at the Kensington Oval. His determined innings, compiled with exceptional care over 315 minutes and occupying 266 deliveries, was also the 100th Test century scored on the Caribbean's oldest international ground, dating back to the first-ever Test match in the region, against England in 1930. He put on 98 for the fifth wicket with Moeen Ali in mid-afternoon in what was the only period of play that England dominated.

Cook century helps England reach 240-7 against West Indies Posted: 01 May 2015 03:08 PM PDT BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Captain Alastair Cook scored his first century in two years to lead England out of early trouble against the West Indies on the first day of the third and final test at Kensington Oval on Friday.

Federer beats Gimeno-Traver to reach Istanbul semifinals Posted: 01 May 2015 03:07 PM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Top-seeded Roger Federer overcame some sloppy serving to beat unseeded Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-3 and reach the Istanbul Open semifinals on Friday.

Gignac scores twice as Marseille wins 2-0 at struggling Metz Posted: 01 May 2015 03:03 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Andre-Pierre Gignac scored twice to move past the 100-goal mark in the French first division as Marseille won 2-0 at struggling Metz on Friday to end a four-game losing streak and revive its Champions League hopes.

Six Baltimore police officers charged over Freddie Gray death Posted: 01 May 2015 03:00 PM PDT Six Baltimore police officers were charged Friday over the death of a 25-year-old African-American whose spine was snapped in custody, in a surprise announcement after days of riots and protests in the US city. The charges -- ranging from second-degree murder and manslaughter to misconduct -- were set out by Maryland state prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, with all six officers taken into custody during the day. "The findings of our comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation, coupled with the medical examiner's determination that Mr. Gray's death was a homicide ... have led us to believe that we have probable cause to file criminal charges," Mosby said. Mosby said Gray "suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained" inside a moving police van.

Firefighters in Dominican Republic battling forest fire Posted: 01 May 2015 02:57 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters in the Dominican Republic are trying to extinguish a blaze that has consumed part of a protected forest in the Caribbean country's central region.

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